Jennifer B. Aitken is a graduate student with Miami University of Ohio’s Project Dragonfly. She is a full time educator and lifelong nature lover with a passion for primate conservation.

Habib Ali is an illustrator who specialises in creating art for children’s literature, and has trained at the Riyaaz Academy for Illustrators in Bhopal, India. He loves sketching, travelling, and sketching his travels.

Erica Chester is an animal lover, writer and teacher from Sydney, Australia. She loves going on nature walks, birdwatching and learning through nature.

Shruti Pawar is a maker who loves stories in all forms. She researches, designs, writes, and draws, often reflecting on the ties between people, place, and nature

Pavithra Sundar is an aspiring ecological researcher passionate about birds, acoustics, biodiversity, and conservation. She loves hiking, reading, cooking, and working out.

Nagarajan Baskaran is an Assistant Professor at A.V.C. College, India, and a Member of
IUCN-SSC AsESG, working on the Ecology & Conservation of Indian Wildlife since 1990.

Manchiryala Ravikanth is a wildlife biologist at Amrabad Tiger Reserve, Telangana, India.

Vanya Hegde is an undergraduate student from Sirsi, Karnataka exploring ecology and
environmental change, with a growing interest in research and science communication.

David Rodriguez is a Fish and Wildlife Technician with the NYS Department of Environmental
Conservation and holds an MA in Biology from Miami University.

Kristin Huizinga has been working for 25+ yrs in agriculture. She has a PhD in Microbiology from Michigan State University and is working on a MA in Biology from Miami University.

Bronwyn Sheptak is a naturalist from Cleveland, Ohio who has a passion for local biodiversity conservation. She is currently getting her M.A. in Biology at Miami University.

Harish Prakash is a faculty member at the Department of Life Sciences, GITAM, Visakhapatnam. He teaches and does research in ecology and is deeply passionate about nature education for all.

Valentín is a biologist from Argentina researching movement and feeding ecology of black capuchins in pine plantations to guide wildlife-friendly management.

Zsófia Szonja Illés is an artist and independent researcher, a doctoral candidate at Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design. Her documentary film ‘Wild Water Country’ has won the MADOK (2024) and Stana Ethnography Film Prize (2025).

Zsófia Márta Németh is a PhD student at Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design, Her research cultural rewilding, especially enhancing our nature connectedness through edible wild plants.

Abel Szalontai Hungarian photographer, PhD at MOME, Head of Doctoral School, former Head of Photography and Media Institute Director, leading regional projects bridging art, design, and science.

Kristóf Fenyvesi is a Senior Researcher in STEAM education and international coordinator of the Innovative Learning Environments Lab, Finnish Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä.

Ajay Sawant is a marine conservationist and a science communicator. He is the founder of Generation Artivism and the president of ThinkOcean Society, where he leads impactful ocean-focused initiatives

Asha is the Executive Director of Dakshin Endeavours and a strong advocate for place-based learning. As a disillusioned corporate exec, she found her place in conservation in outdoor education that set her course for a life shuttling between forests and coasts, no complaints!

Rucha Karkarey is an interdisciplinary tropical marine scientist studying the ecology and governance of coral reefs in the Indian Ocean.

Fátima Alonso is a biologist and science communicator passionate about biodiversity, education, and building communities for change.

Dramani Ramdan is a conservation ecologist and mycologist. He is part of the research unit Tropical Mycology and Plant-Soil Fungi Interactions at the University of Parakou, Benin.

Devangana Dash is an award-winning visual designer, illustrator, and educator from India, specialising in editorial design, bookmaking, and narrative storytelling.

Kelcie Walther is the Press & Media Relations Lead, Science Communications at the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN).

Toby Kiers is the Executive Director & Chief Scientist at the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN) and a Professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

Adriana Corrales is the Lead Field Research Scientist & Underground Explorers Program Director at the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN).

Cátia Canteiro is the Biodiversity Conservation Strategist at the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN).

Christopher Ellis is a lichenologist at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. His research explores how local habitat actions can offset global change threats to biodiversity.

Yorou S. Nourou is a Professor in Environmental Science at the Faculty of Agronomy and head of the research unit Tropical Mycology and Plant-Soil Fungi Interactions at the University of Parakou, Benin.